Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to a study published in Health Services Research by ...
May 4, 2024
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The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced Tuesday ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.
Mar 25, 2024
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As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace.
Feb 20, 2024
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Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat his multiple myeloma, a blood cancer he was diagnosed with in 2010.
Feb 19, 2024
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An executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals flagged Publix Super Markets in October 2015 after detecting what he called in an email "serious red flags" with the grocery chain's orders of powerful opioids.
Feb 1, 2024
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A recent Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest anesthesiology groups of monopolistic practices that sharply drove up prices is a warning to private equity investors that could temper ...
Dec 7, 2023
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The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically over the past year as major credit rating agencies removed small unpaid bills and debts that were less than a year old, according ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Ron Irby expected the artificial knee implanted in his right leg in September 2018 would last two decades—perhaps longer.
Oct 12, 2023
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Many Americans don't understand a lot about their health. Whether due to people believing conspiracy theories or simply walking out of their doctor's offices without a good idea of what was said, communicating what scientists ...
Aug 17, 2023
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